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Recognised as Colour

#495EAA

  • #495EAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#495EAA is a blue with RGB values 73, 94, 170 and HSL 227°, 40%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#495EAA#495EAA
HEX#495EAA
RGBrgb(73, 94, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3686, 0.6667
RGB percentages28.6%, 36.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(227, 39.9%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 57.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK57.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,808,362
CSS custom property--colour: #495EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#B6A155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C67ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#305EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0B6F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA9549
Analogous#498FAA, #6449AA
Triadic#AA495E, #5EAA49
Split complementary#AA6549, #8EAA49
Tetradic#AA498F, #AA9549, #49AA64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D8EC
Lighter +30%#AFB9DD
Lighter +20%#8C9ACD
Lighter +10%#687BBE
Darker −10%#3A4A86
Darker −20%#2A3763
Darker −30%#1B233F
Darker −40%#0C0F1B
More saturated +25%#2B4DC8
Less saturated −25%#676F8C

Channel breakdown

R73
G94
B170
Red73 (28.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue227.01°
Saturation (HSL)39.92%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 5E · B AA

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